Going Home
| Vessel Name: | 38 South |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Lagoon 380 |
| Hailing Port: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Crew: | Meryn & Rick Cooper |
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| Extra: | The final destination is Melbourne Australia, via TBA....... |
06 February 2024 | West End, Bahamas
Its not all Palm trees and Margueritas
we are anchored in a small abandoned canal development near West End, Bahamas. The weather is not conducive to crossing the gulf stream to West Palm Beach, winds are expected to top 40 knots from the north today and not settle until later in the week. we chose to seek shelter in this anchorage which [...]
29 March 2023 | Saint Augustine Marine Center
Two weeks back on the boat
Well we arrived back to 38 South exactly 2 weeks ago and have been fully engrossed in cleaning and upgrades since then. It took at least 2 days to have the boat clean and aired out enough to live comfortably and from that point on it has been a matter of listing jobs in order of priority. There has [...]
22 July 2019 | Melbourne Australia/St Augustine Florida
It can't be that long between posts
I cannot believe it has been so long since the last post. We have had some highs and lows since we parked at Green Cove Springs in 2017.
13 October 2017
Maintenance Time
Just an update on the status of 38 South. September was an interesting month with Hurricane Irma's path to be right across the top of the boat. It meant a quickly assembled trip across to further strip and secure her for the pending bad weather. As it turned out it was a glancing blow and we received [...]
10 April 2017 | Green Cove Springs
Out of the Water
Well we are now on dry land. This morning the mast was removed and the boat lifted from the water. we have now been placed in our "spot" until we return. we have been continuing the preparations to leave. The motors have been run on fresh water to flush the salt water from the heat exchangers and [...]
08 April 2017 | Reynolds Park Yacht Center - Green Cove Springs
Packing up takes time
Well the packing up seems so huge. there is so much to do. we have been getting organised with bags and such and will probably leave most of our stuff on the boat, clothes and the like. there only seems to be the souvenirs and my dive gear that has to come home. Our suitcases are like the russian [...]
Its not all Palm trees and Margueritas
Just to backtrack a little to our last post. we were heading south from the Bahamas to Jamaica and lost our rig mid last year. quite traumatic at the time but we were able to cut if free and motor back nearly 800nm to Miami to organise repairs and replacement. after sorting the details, we motored to Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco and stored the boat in September and came home. The new rig is ready in West Palm Beach and we are booked on the 12th February to crane it on. the weather is preventing us crossing for now but we are confident to have a weather window prior to next Monday. Friday is looking good.
once the rig is on and we are confident all is ok we will head south again with Panama again being the destination but for now we will continue with the boat jobs and relax.
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In the yard for maintenance and upgrades
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Created 29 March 2023
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Soufriere hills volcano, Plymouth, Little Bay
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Created 25 December 2015
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Basseterre/ Marina Rivere Sans/Point-a-Pitre/Deshaies
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Created 25 December 2015
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Admiralty Bay, A fantastic place, probably our favourite so far. And found a coffee to rival Melbourne
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Created 30 November 2015
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Overnight Anchorage and some snorkeling. A marine park so fees applied. Barbecue Lobster on the beach for dinner if you wish
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Created 30 November 2015
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We have now left Grenada at Tyrrel Bay and have checked into St Vincent and the Grenadines at Union Island.
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Created 30 November 2015
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Anchored on the western side of Ronde Island just west of Kickem Jenny subsea volcano. There is an exclusion zone around the Volcano in place.
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Created 30 November 2015
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Sitting on the "Hard" while doing some necessary maintenance before commecing the trip
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Created 9 November 2015
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On the pick and hauled for the season
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Created 14 October 2015
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